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UNH Awarded $24 Million to Build Solar Wind Sensors for NOAA

The University of New Hampshire has been awarded $24.3 million by NASA, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), to build sensors for a high-priority alert system that will monitor the effects of space weather and the solar wind — caused by explosions on the sun —... Read More

Recent Stories

  • Bill Nyhan, one of the founders of eCoast Angels Investment Network accepts the UNH Entrepreneur of the Year Award
    - eCoast Angels honored by UNH
    eCoast Angels, an early-stage, business angel network founded in New England in 2000, has been named the University of New Hampshire’s Paul J. Holloway Entrepreneur of the Year.... Read More
  • Five people stand side by side, some are holding glass plaques.
    - Innovation Inspiration
    UNHInnovation honored its Innovators of the Year for 2020 and 2021. Read More
  • Antonio Serna
    - Working for Workforce Housing
    UNH student's research brings New Hampshire’s housing crisis into focus Read More
  • UNH's winning team from E-Fest
    - Finishing Strong
    A team of UNH students worked through the night to improve its presentation at the last minute and ultimately walked away as national champions, taking first place in the E-Fest... Read More
  • UNH group with Valerie Biden
    - A Dialogue on Dialogue
    UNH undergraduates are invited to the Biden School to talk civil discourse. Read More
  • Chanda Prescod-Weinstein looks at the camera in front of a painting
    - Literary Luminary
    The LA Times Book Prize in science and technology went to Chanda Prescod-Weinstein for "The Disordered Cosmos." Read More
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    - The Gary Lindberg Award
    Lucy Salyer, professor of history, has been named the 2022 Lindberg Award winner in COLA. Read More
  • Photo of long traffic lines in the White Mountain National Forest in NH
    - COVID-Fueled Recreation
    UNH research led by assistant professor of recreation management and policy Michael Ferguson found a dramatic increase during the pandemic of visitors to the parks and protected... Read More
  • Underwater image of SCUBA diver and coral and sponges
    - Genomic Time Machine
    Looking at the microbiome of sponges, UNH researchers have developed a “genomic time machine” that could predict aspects of coral reef and ocean ecosystems through hundreds of... Read More
  • UNH Nursing Celebrates the Life and Legacy of Ann Kelley
    - UNH Nursing Celebrates the Life and Legacy of Ann Kelley
    On March 31, UNH department of nursing alumni, students, faculty and staff joined the family of Ann Kelley to celebrate her life and many contributions to UNH. Read More